Thursday, October 30th, 2008...3:01 pm
Bond’s Top 5 Theme Songs
With every new James Bond movie has come a new theme song. The new film, Quantum of Solace, boasts the song “Another Way to Die” written and performed by multi-Grammy Award-winning and platinum selling recording artists Jack White of the rock band The White Stripes, and Alicia Keys.
While the tune is sure to stick in listener’s minds the dynamic duo had a lot to live up to. Artists ranging from Louis Armstrong to Madonna, Tom Jones to Tina Turner, have all contributed their musical talents to the film franchise and history. Here are some hits that have withstood the test of time.
5. “A View to Kill” – Duran Duran – Is the only theme song to ever hit number one on the U.S. charts.
4. “Goldfinger” – Shirley Bassey – Simply a classic Bond theme song.
3. “Nobody Does it Better” – Carly Simon – First theme to have a different title than the film and received an Academy Award nomination.
2. “Live and Let Die” – Paul McCartney and Wings – First theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award.
1. “James Bond Theme” – Monty Norman and John Barry – Number one for obvious reasons…
Interested in hearing more? Check out all 22 Bond themes for yourself!
|
Movie |
Year |
Theme Song |
Performed By |
|
DR. NO |
1962 |
“James Bond Theme” |
Monty Norman & John Barry |
|
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE |
1963 |
“From Russia With Love” |
Matt Monroe |
|
GOLDFINGER |
1964 |
“Goldfinger” |
Shirley Bassey |
|
THUNDERBALL |
1965 |
“Thunderball” |
Tom Jones |
|
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE |
1967 |
“You Only Live Twice” |
Nancy Sinatra |
|
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE |
1969 |
“We Have All the Time in the World” |
Louis Armstrong |
|
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER |
1971 |
“Diamonds Are Forever” |
Shirley Bassey |
|
LIVE AND LET DIE |
1973 |
“Live and Let Die” |
Paul McCartney and Wings |
|
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN |
1974 |
“The Man With The Golden Gun” |
Lulu |
|
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME |
1977 |
“Nobody Does it Better” |
Carly Simon |
|
MOONRAKER |
1979 |
“Moonraker” |
Shirley Bassey |
|
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY |
1981 |
“For Your Eyes Only” |
Sheena Easton |
|
OCTOPUSSY |
1983 |
“All Time High” |
Rita Coolidge |
|
A VIIEW TO KILL |
1985 |
“A View to Kill” |
Duran Duran |
|
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS |
1987 |
“The Living Daylights” |
a-ha |
|
LICENCE TO KILL |
1989 |
“Licence to Kill” |
Gladys Knight |
|
GOLDENEYE |
1995 |
“GoldenEye” |
Tina Turner |
|
TOMORROW NEVER DIES |
1997 |
“Tomorrow Never Dies” |
Sheryl Crow |
|
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH |
1999 |
“The World Is Not Enough” |
Garbage |
|
DIE ANOTHER DAY |
2002 |
“Die Another Day” |
Madonna |
|
CASINO ROYALE |
2006 |
“You Know My Name” |
Chris Cornell |
|
QUANTUM OF SOLACE |
2008 |
“Another Way to Die” |
Jack White and Alicia Keys |
Quantum Of Solace is in UK cinemas everywhere from October 31st.
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